If you’ve ever been in a Zoom networking meeting where attendees post contact info in the chat, and the host reminds everyone to save the chat, and you actually remember to do that, but the then file disappears somewhere in … Read More
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Does your todo list fit on your calendar?
It’s easy to get a long list of overdue tasks and people to follow up with. When will this happen? Mimiran makes it easy to block off time in your calendar to do batch tasks, like “Follow up with Partners” … Read More
Why “Sales” Sucks for Solo Consultants, and Trying to Fix It Just Makes It Worse
We’ve all experienced the attack of the aggressive salesman, chasing us across the car lot, shoving a business card at us while we’re just trying to grab a drink, calling and emailing incessantly, trying to wear down our resistance until … Read More
If your TODO list keeps growing, it’s no longer a TODO list
It’s an anxiety-producer. Because your time and energy are finite, an ever-growing TODO list means that tasks are piling up faster than you can process, delete, delegate, or complete them. This leads to the paradox of high-stress, high “business”, but … Read More
Selling a Porsche to a Honda Buyer
“It’s even smaller than I pictured, but I guess I can make it work. How much is it?” “$195,000.” “What? But the Honda I’m looking at is $30,000.” “Well, that’s a very different vehicle.” “I know. It has more room, … Read More
Who should I talk to next?
It’s one of the big dilemmas– we know we need to do a better job of following-up, but with limited time and limited energy, how do we know who to follow up with? I know I’ve spent hours staring at … Read More
Language doesn’t just describe, it creates reality
If you’ve never read Chalmers Brothers’ wonderful book Language and the Pursuit of Happiness, I recommend you do. (Check out my interview with Chalmers on Sales for Nerds.) Tell me if it doesn’t change the way you think, and if it … Read More
Thank you for your timely message
I didn’t even realize how badly I needed your solution until I got your cold outreach message. Even though I have a council of advisors, a wonderful network of people who often give me rather unvarnished advice, plus Google and … Read More
It’s about time– scheduling for business solopreneurs
We all get the same 24 hours each day, etc, etc. You know the sayings… Unfortunately, most of these sayings come with the message about how we need to do more with those 24 hours. We are running faster and … Read More
When someone ghosts you…
“What do you do when someone ghosts you?”, someone asked me recently, as I was talking about the importance of having lots of conversations. Unfortunately, this will happen. Every few years, I have a meeting set up (often by the … Read More